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SorteKaninAn insidious reason why AI is being pushed - even though nobody actually wants it
An insidious reason why AI is being pushed - even though nobody actually wants it - Feddit.dk
True story time. I was talking to a guy at $dayjob and he says he’s been negotiating with a third party company, whose solution we might buy. I asked him how the talks with them went and he said they were negotiating and I asked him how that was going. He offhandedly said that he asked if and how they were using AI at all in their solution. I asked “Why did you ask about AI?”, since I was sort of curious what benefit he was looking for. He said “Well, it’s not that I actually care about AI in their product, but if they don’t have any AI stuff, I can use that as leverage when negotiating the contract for a lower price.” I was a bit astonished and he did kinda knowingly smile. He said “yea I know, I am part of the problem”. He also said “it’s also about taking a temperature on how ahead in technology the company is”. I just wanted to share cause this is so insidious. Companies are asking each other about AI, despite the fact that (at least sometimes) nobody actually wants it! They are asking in order to use the lack of AI as leverage, which incentivizes companies to include AI in their offerings, not because it’s actually useful, but because it gives them leverage to raise prices! This really makes AI seem more and more like a bubble.
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Armed police swarm student after AI mistakes bag of Doritos for a weapon
Armed police swarm student after AI mistakes bag of Doritos for a weapon - Discuss Online
Concerns over AI surveillance in schools are intensifying after armed officers swarmed a 16-year-old student outside Kenwood High School in Baltimore when an AI gun detection system falsely flagged a Doritos bag as a firearm. Allen was handcuffed at gunpoint. Police later showed him the AI-captured image that triggered the alert. The crumpled Doritos bag in his pocket had been mistaken for a gun.
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Meta lays off 600 from bloated 'AI' unit
Meta lays off 600 from bloated 'AI' unit - Divisions by zero
Meta will lay off roughly 600 employees within its artificial intelligence unit, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. The cuts did not impact employees within TBD Labs, which includes many of the top-tier AI hires brought into Meta this summer, people familiar told CNBC. The layoffs are an attempt by Meta to continue trim the department and further cement Wang’s role in steering the company’s AI strategy.
Older 'Thought Experiments' (Movies) That Warned Us About AI
Older 'Thought Experiments' (Movies) That Warned Us About AI - Lemmy.ca
These movies aren’t my favorite or anything; just the one’s I’ve seen. I also found a chronological list of movies on IMBD [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls033423140/]. I, Robot(2004): An original script called Hardwired [https://www.screenwritersutopia.com/article/d19127d8] that Fox stitched Asimov quotes. Decent action movie that explores how robotic AGI could change society. video synopsis w/ spoilers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIgyNz8rpK8] The Animatrix(2003): A series of animated short films that prequel The Matrix Trilogy. It draws parallels between real-life historical events and a future where human labour is outsourced to robots. video synopsis w/ spoilers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdjFeTfQth0] The Matrix Trilogy (1999 - 2023): Critically acclaimed, hyperbolic action films that explore a future where AGI enslaves humanity. video synopsis w/ spoilers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HszudMlwGjQ&pp=ygUcdGhlIG1hdHJpeCB0cmlsb2d5IGV4cGxhaW5lZA%3D%3D] Bicentennail Man (1999): An Asimov adaptation starring Robin Williams. An emotional exploration of the essence of humanity using the mirror of artificial intelligence. video synopsis w/ spoilers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7M5MqBcZUI] HER (2013): A highly prescient and some what’s disturbing film about falling in love with an AI video synopsis w/ spoilers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGcBNACe80M&t=699s]